Walter Spilsbury

Republican Party

New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Prior offices

New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8

Predecessor:Thomas Laware

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Compensation

Base salary

$100/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Huntington High School

Bachelor's

Bowdoin College, 1976

Graduate

Columbia University, 1992

Law

University of Washington, 1980

Personal

Birthplace

New York, N.Y.

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Walter Spilsbury (Republican Party) (also known as Terry) is a member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, representingSullivan 3. He assumed office on December 7, 2022. His current term ends on December 2, 2026.

Spilsbury (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theNew Hampshire House of Representatives to representSullivan 3. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Walter Spilsbury was born in New York, New York. Spilsbury graduated from Huntington High School. He earned a B.A. in political science and environmental studies from Bowdoin College in 1976, a J.D. from the University of Washington in 1980, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1992. Spilsbury's career experience includes working as a maritime counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, an associate attorney, a marketing director with Sea-Land Service, and an independent financial consultant.^[1][2] He has served as the chair of the Charlestown Heritage Commission, the Charlestown School Withdrawal Study Committee, and the Charlestown Planning Board.^[2]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2023-2024

Spilsbury was assigned to the following committees:

• House Ways and Means Committee

Elections

2024

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

IncumbentSkip Rollins, incumbentSteven Smith, and incumbentWalter Spilsbury defeatedNikki Murphy in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Skip Rollins (R)	29.9	3,936
✔		Steven Smith (R)	26.7	3,508
✔		Walter Spilsbury (R)	23.8	3,130
		Nikki Murphy (D)	19.5	2,566
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	12

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,152
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

Nikki Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nikki Murphy	94.9	796
		Other/Write-in votes	5.1	43

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 839
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

IncumbentSkip Rollins, incumbentSteven Smith, and incumbentWalter Spilsbury advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Skip Rollins	38.1	898
✔		Steven Smith	33.3	786
✔		Walter Spilsbury	28.1	664
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	11

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,359
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Endorsements

2022

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Skip Rollins (R)	21.6	2,684
✔		Steven Smith (R)	20.4	2,532
✔		Walter Spilsbury (R)	17.7	2,199
	Submit photo	Virginia Irwin (D)	15.1	1,874
		John Streeter (D)	13.1	1,628
	Submit photo	Linda Wadensten (D)	12.2	1,512
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,432
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

Virginia Irwin,John Streeter, andLinda Wadensten advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Virginia Irwin	38.7	489
✔		John Streeter	31.3	395
✔	Submit photo	Linda Wadensten	28.3	358
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	21

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,263
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 (3 seats)

IncumbentSkip Rollins, incumbentSteven Smith, and incumbentWalter Spilsbury defeatedTobin Menard in the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 3 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Skip Rollins	34.7	771
✔		Steven Smith	32.1	713
✔		Walter Spilsbury	19.5	433
		Tobin Menard	13.3	296
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	11

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,224
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2020

See also: New Hampshire House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8

Walter Spilsbury defeatedJohn Streeter in the general election for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walter Spilsbury (R)	52.1	1,239
		John Streeter (D)	47.8	1,138
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,380
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8

John Streeter advanced from the Democratic primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Streeter	95.9	324
		Other/Write-in votes	4.1	14

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 338
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8

Walter Spilsbury advanced from the Republican primary for New Hampshire House of Representatives Sullivan 8 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Walter Spilsbury	99.7	365
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	1

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 366
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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